. it's wednesday, february 20th, 2013. we now know the identity of the second murder at suitland high school. an 18-year-old was killed on donnell drive. megan mcgrath is live from the high school with more on how they are dealing with it this latest tragedy. megan? >> reporter: good morning. it's a very difficult time for

the students here at suitland high school. they are mourning the death here in the last couple of hours. the mother of the 18-year-old who was killed last night spoke to prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins, talked a little bit about her son and exactly what has happened. obviously a very difficult time here. what are her memories and thoughts of what happened? >> well, she said first of all she's mourning with the rest of this community, what happened with charles and what happened on monday. covered that monday night, you were here tuesday and it's devastating for every parent in this community. and then she said, just to think of the same thing happening to her son, it was very difficult for her. >> i was so hurt i just started praying for that mother and that little boy and then just to know that i had just took my son to school and i wouldn't see him again and this has happened.

>> reporter: aaron kidd had learning difficulties, had left the school for a period but then came back to school this year. he wanted to graduate. he was dedicated to that. his mother said he was an expecting father. he has a baby on the way. she's absolutely devastated about what has happened to her son and other children in this community. we're going to have more with that interview of what we had with her coming up at news 4 and 5, megan. >> tracee, thank you for that. despite the fact that two students have died this week, they tried to get things back to normal as much as possible here at suitland high school. we've been talking to students here, though, and they say it's incredibly difficult, very, very sad. many students have gone to the library to reflect on their lost classmates and to talk to counselors. students try to comfort each

other in the face of more bad news. another suitland high school student murdered last night. >> what's the purpose of taking a young person's life who hasn't had a chance to go to the tenth grade? >> reporter: first on monday came the death of charles walker jr. then came word last night that another suitland high school student had been gunned down in the apartment building on donnell drive in forestville. 18-year-old aaron kidd was in the ninth grade. the shootings happened 24 hours apart. >> i don't want to go outside anymore. i just want to be safe in the house. >> reporter: grief counselors brought in following the first murder will stay at the school longer, as long as they are needed, they say. the staff attended a closed-door meeting today to discuss what happened and how to help best

students deal with the loss. >> there's a lot of kids really shooken up and they are really like -- one kid told me that -- one kid said, will this continue? will kids continue to die over stupid situations? are. >> reporter: and police say they do not believe that these two murders are connected but both of the investigations are still open. no arrests have been made. reporting live from suitland high school, megan mcgrath, back to you in the studio. >> thank you, megan. this school year, six students have been killed. county and school leaders will reach out to the community to help stop this violence. news4 tony picks up the coverage. >> reporter: after the sixth

shooting of a student in prince george's county, the violence needs to stop. >> we have young people that have been killed over this last school year. it's not acceptable. >> reporter: the last shooting took place within 24 hours of each other. a woman was weeping in the streets after learning that her grandson was the victim. >> i am really enraged that a young person in our community can't walk the streets with a shopping bag without being shot in the back. that's something that ought to be of concern to our entire community. >> reporter: police say these dru drive-by, gang violence, and murdering for shoes. they will form a task force to do everything in their power to prevent these situations from even happening. >> we plan to involve interfaith and nonprofit groups in an effort to reduce violence against young people. at the core of our development strategies is the focus of conflict resolution. >> reporter: these shootings

have hit suitland high school hard. today there is increasing police presence on hand. an assurance that baker is all too familiar with. >> my kids went to suitland high school. >> reporter: tony tall, news4. also, a man high on pcp is responsible for killing another than trying to pump gas. police say the gunman started chasing the victim at a gas station. both ran across branch avenue where the victim was shot and killed. police say they tased the gunman and arrested him shortly after. it's not clear if the shooter knew the victim or if there was any other motive. new today, a tire blew up in a man's face. the accident happened this morning at brunswick auto repair on satter road. and taking a look outside right now, we're off to a chilly

and windy start. will it be that way all day? tom kierein joins us. hey, tom. >> hi, barbara. best advice, stay inside. stay nice and warm for us. we have a wind whipping in out of the north and west. there's the view from our satellite. you can see the clouds all lined up like church pews. we've got rain clouds passing over the region. right now temperatures are in the mid-30s in the metro area. just near 30 in montgomery county, and parts of north and west it's only near the freezing mark. look at the windchills. they are down to just near 20 degrees. winds gusting to around 30 miles an hour. improving news for the weekend. we'll look at that. your seven-day outlook is coming up in just a couple of minutes. back to you, barbara. >> all right. thank you, tom. now to the news desk.

>> the husband of a woman is dead. they found the man's body in texas and it appears that he kill canned himself. jennifer pearson was found dead after a massive fire in the complex. now they are no longer searching for any suspects in this case. sources close to the investigation tell us they believe pearson was murdered and the fire was set on purpose. oscar pistorius will be back in court tomorrow after the judge did not make a decision on bail for the olympic sprinter. neighbors reported constant fighting between pistorius and his girlfriend leading up to that shooting. prosecutors also say ballistic tests show that pistorius lied when he said he didn't have time to put his prosthetics on. the bullets were shot at a downward angle. prosecutors say that he should not make bail because his offshore home in italy makes him

a flight risk. jesse jackson entered a guilty plea in a d.c. court. just moments ago he pled guilty to criminal charges. he was accused of misuse of campaign funds and conspiracy. his wife is also charged with filing false tax returns. she's scheduled to appear in court this afternoon. the couple spent $750,000 in campaign funds on personal expenses. jackson rep signed his congressional seat in december after serving 17 years in office. prosecutors are calling more witnesses today in the murder trial of jason scott. the prince george's county man is charged with murdering delores dewitt. their bodies were found in a burning car. jurors say this video yesterday is from a police cruiser the night that the car was burned. he's already serving on unrelated crimeless and he's a

person of interest in three other murders. we're still nine months away from the gubernatorial election but it's already going to be a fight race. mcauliffe and ciccinelli are tied at 38%. mcauliffe has a 34 to 31 lead over bolling. next, the new video described as bizarre that's been posted online from north korea. an explosion, massive fire, and a search for survivors and what it has uncovered from that blast. plus, how the new secretary of state john kerry is using a virginia stage to

happening right now, secretary of state john kerry has been on the job less than three weeks. today he makes his first major public address. introductions are happening now as secretary kerry prepares to make his first foreign policy speech at the university of virginia. on sunday, kerry will depart on his first overseas trip and visit europe and the middle east. this morning we're awaiting word from the white house on punishing companies for cyber spying. we've learned that it could trade restrictions and other penalties. this comes as a company has prove that china has been cyber attacking companies for years. a secret military unit, whose headquarters are in this building in shanghai, stole data

from more than 140 companies and organizations. china denies these allegations. north korea is raising eyebrows as it it criticizes america and president obama in this bizarre youtube video. it shows flames as well as a nuclear blast. it says north korea conducted its recent nuclear test because of what they call u.s. hostility. the u.s. is currently negotiating for stronger united nations sanctions against north korea for its nuclear test earlier this month. right now search crews in kansas city are racing against time severaliarching for a rest employee who is still missing after a blast. crews are searching through the rubble well cadaver dogs. they are looking for the missing woman. a construction crew working in the area hit a gas line last night around the same time the restaurant exploded. the blast and fire injured at least 14 people. two of them are in critical

condition. tom joins us now to talk about our weather and we've had a lot of chilly air in the last 24 hours, haven't we? >> is the cold getting old? >> yes, it's getting old. as long as it's not raining too, though. >> at least it's dry, anyway. we'll look at the bright side. last night at sunset, a beautiful rainbow popped up. this was posted at nbcwashington.com. thank you for that. and this morning we had a beautiful sunrise. that's called a sun pillar this was taken by john blake in

gaithersburg. last month i traveled to a school and spoke with second graders. it's a wonderful neighborhood there, clermont in alexandria, virginia. that is kathleen flights inviting me to speak to these great students in alexandria. had had a terrific time. let's look at temperatures. it's only 35 in washington. montgomery county, 30 degrees and in arlington and fairfax, 30 degrees. the west of virginia, it's near 40. culpepper, still below freezing. panhandle of west virginia and maryland, windchills in the teens. windchills locally around 20 degrees. that's what it feels like with that wind that's gusting up to 30 miles an hour. as we look at what's been happening all morning long, we had sun and cloudiness. you can see these ribbed looking clouds here. these are wave clouds and upper level winds are causing that

atmosphere that shows up in the cloud cover. later this afternoon, around 4:00, 5:00, we're still in the upper 30s to 40s. that's the high in the region. only a little above freezing farther north and west. right back down below freezing there. as we go forward the rest of the day, we'll have dry conditions and overnight tonight we'll be mostly clear. during the day on thursday, too, continued dry as we get into friday, though, there's going to be a low pressure that is going to bring clouds in on friday and it doesn't look like any precipitation until late friday afternoon. precipitation perhaps not until 8:00, 9:00 in the evening and it could be snow and sleet then. highs today, upper 30s and 40s with blustery wind. outlook into the weekend, we'll have that possibility of that little wintry mix late friday into friday evening and then some rain as we get into warmer weather on saturday, sunday and

monday. temperatures climbing to near 50 degrees with lots of sunshine returning. and that is the way it looks. back to you. >> okay. thank you, tom. let's head out to the live desk. angie has got something for us. what have you learned? >> barbara, we have just learned who is going to host the 2013 white house correspondence dinner. he first did it back in 1995. this is the dinner known around washington as nerd prom and the president and first lady are intere traditionally the guests of honor. >> thank you for that news. the time right now is 11:19 on "news4 midday." concerns that bob mcdonald has over the proposed ban of texting while driving. and we're making some sweet treats on "news4 midday" that even doctors can approve as at

what is popular at nbcwashington.com. today a sweet treat in honor of national heart healthy month this february. we're giving you an inside scoop on a healthy dessert. thanks for coming. >> hi, barb. how are are you today? >> great. i hear that as a dietitian you go into people's homes and change their whole attitudes about food. >> i do. i go into their cup boards and get the bad stuff out that they shouldn't be eating and i reorganize their kitchen. >> so they can eat healthy and enjoy what they eat? >> definitely. i'm a chef so we make lots of delicious foods. one of the issues is not finding

a suitable substitute. >> i heard on the radio that we americans and in this area in particular have a sugar problem. we love sugar. >> we do. we do. >> so you've got something sweet that we don't have to worry about? >> i do. we're going to use agave and it's lower in glycemic index than sugar. so this won't spike your index like regular sugar. >> what are we making? >> a balsamic berry sauce in cinnamon. we have fresh blueberries and agave. >> what is agave? >> it's a low guy glow seem mix sugar. it's good for those who are diabetics because it doesn't spike your blood sugar.

>> okay. so this is starting to -- it's starting to bubble away. so in this pan i have fresh blueberries, a little water and agave to sweeten it up and i'm going to add some balsamic vinegar. as you cook it, it gets really sweet. so it definitely -- >> it gives a little bit of a tang. >> it will give it a little tang. >> okay. what's next? >> okay. zest to this. it's a great antioxidant along with the blueberries. >> the zest is just the peal of the orange? >> yes. when you get down to the white, you want to stop. >> that's not as delicious? >> not as delicious. >> it would be kind of tart. >> okay. and to this we're going to add cinnamon. it's excellent. it has a lot of anti-clogging abilities. it it will help keep your blood smooth. we want to definitely add quite

a handful of cinnamon there. okay? and we're going to mix that up. >> and then -- >> and then we're going to serve it over some greek yogurt. now, greek yogurt is about half the calories of regular ice cream. so in lou of heart healthy month, we want to make sure that we are watching out for our heart. >> it looks like ice cream. >> it does. >> is that frozen greek yogurt? >> it is it frozen greek yogurt. >> i didn't know they made that. >> we'll put a few scoops over here. >> are we going to scoop this wonderful blueberry mix on top that? >> we are. >> i'm anxious to taste it. let's move it along. >> let's get these berries out and we're just going to layer this all over the top. one good thing about this is, it's not like regular sugar. so we can eat a little bit more and we're going to put some ald mondays to top it off.

>> and ol mondays are good. >> almonds are good. >> isn't that beautiful? it's absolutely gorgeous. i'll take a taste. >> give a try. >> mmm. it's sweet. >> it is sweet. surprisingly sweet because when you cook down the berries with a little water, there's no need to add sugar. >> can i ask you how many calories? >> actually, it's around 200 calories. >> for the whole bowl? >> for the whole bowl. >> chef jess, thank you for the recipe. >> thank you for having me. >> come again. >> i will. >> folks may need you in their kitchens. >> they can find you at my website chef.jess.com. i can come into your home and transform your life. why you may want to check

meteorologist tom kierein has

his forecast next. stay with us. right now on "news4 midday," we now know the identity of the victim of a shooting in suitland on forestville. his name is aaron kidd. the school will have counselors available for the rest of the week for students and staff. jesse jackson jr pleaded guilty to charges of misusing can campaign funds and conspiracy. he and his wife sandra arrived in court this morning. his wife is also charged with filing false tax returns. she's scheduled to appear in court this afternoon. barbara mikulski is warning of the impact of sequestration, budget cuts and the impact that

that will have on the health care industry as well as her home state. the nih supports 18,000 jobs in maryland. the pentagon is also sounding an alarm about sequestration. it's telling congress that hundreds of thousands of federal employees could face furloughs if no deal is reached. here is more from capitol hill. >> reporter: the fight over $1.2 trillion in across the board spending cuts set to begin march 11 is it is raging on. today it's the pentagon's turn to warn congress. more than 7,000 employees would take a pay cut. yesterday president obama blamed republicans for holding up a deal. the president said they could lose their jobs. >> these cuts are not smart, they are not fair, they will hurt our economy. >> reporter: president obama

wants to reduce the cuts with new revenue. house speaker john boehner says the debate is closed. >> republicans are not comfortable with the cuts but they want to see spending cuts implemented. >> reporter: lawmakers on home at recess are feeling the pinch. >> the american people expect us to get serious about this and we're serious about deficit reduction. >> reporter: a new deficit reduction plan bier have got to get out of that plan. >> reporter: it calls for changes to health care, social security, and the tax code. at this point, it looks like we will hit the sequester, at least for a period of time. many republicans see it as the only way to begin addressing the federal deficit. in washington, daniel lee, nbc news. >> stay with news4 for continuing coverage of the sequestration showdown as the

march 1st deadline approaches. if you can't watch, you can get the latest information at nbcwashington.com. virginia lawmakers, house and senate negotiators came to a deal after days of negotiations. this replaces virginia's 17 cent gas tax and hikes the sales tax. both chambers will vote on the measure by the end of the week. tough new rules on texting while driving are headed to governor mcdonald's desk but he tells news4 that he has concerns about the bill. the bill passed makes texting while driving a primary offense, meaning police don't need a reason to pull you over t raises the fine from $250 and $500 for second offense. mcdonald says he's concerned about listing too many things

drivers can't do behind the wheel. today montgomery cnty executive will discuss his vision for the county in the coming year. he'll deliver his state of the county address at 7:30 this evening at the silver springs civics building. offering preschool to every student within ten years, it offered a time frame to implement the proposal in the 52-page report. however, it does not include how to pay for it. president obama called to push for preschool education during the state of the union address. it faces an up hill battle with congress. new today, someone in our region is a few million dollars richer. the maryland lottery says someone bought a ticket worth $26 million at a gas station on lakeview drive. the cash option is $19 million. we're still waiting for the winner to come forward. in case you think you might have won here. the winning numbers are 1, 15,

19, 30, 56, and then the mega ball was 28. we're going to check in with tom kierein for the winning forecast. winning day, tom? no, not with that cold air blowing? >> it is not a fit day for weather manor beast to be outside. yesterday at this time back behind me there was a flock of robins. they have high-tailed it back to south carolina as these winds have been gusting up to around 30 miles an hour bringing in some colder weather and there is the washington monument. under mostly a cloudy sky. we have a little bit of sunshine that is breaking out but those winds continue to gust and right now temperatures are only in the mid-30s around the metro area. just near 30 farther north and west. and you add the gusts to 30 miles an hour and it feels like it's only in the teens throughout much of the region. now, as we get into the rest of the afternoon, highs only reaching upper 30s. windchills still staying in the

low 20s or so and the wind will finally die down tonight. temperatures will drop down to the low 20s by dawn tomorrow. during the day on thursday, we'll have plenty of sunshine. still a bit blustery. afternoon highs in the low 40s. average time this year is 48. and then on friday morning, down to the mid-20s, a little sun friday morning and then clouding up friday afternoon. it looks like after sunset now is the latest timing for maybe some snow and sleet to move in. from friday night and into the evening hours, changing over to chilly rain for the rest of friday night perhaps into saturday and warmer saturday up near 50. sunday, monday with highs near 50. that's the way it looks. barbara? >> thank you, tom. the death of country music star minute star mindy mccready is opening up the topic of suicide.

she took her own life on sunday. doctor, your research found there were 38,000 suicides, more deaths from suicide than car accidents, which is very surprising. what's the major risk factors for suicide? >> number one, being a man. so men are four times more likely to die from suicide than women, even though women are three times more likely to attempt suicide. so number one, being a male. number two, having made a previous suicide attempt, that increases the likelihood that you are going to go on and successfully commit suicide. although, what's interesting is that 90% of people who make a suicide attempt and who survive will go on to die from something else. they will not end up dying from suicide. so that really highlights one of the most important things i think we need to mention. it's an impulsive act. there's a window within which you have to act and you have to prevent people from doing something that is potentially lethal. and the problem with guns is

that guns are very lethal. 90% of people who use a gun when attempting suicide will end up dying. the majority of people who make other suicide attempts, either poisonings or jumping from tall heights, they end up surviving. so we have to look at guns. >> so if a person has a gun and they legitimately have a gun and it's run in their family, whether it's for sport or defending themselves, you think by having that gun in that house, that opens up the risk to using that gun on oneself? >> so guns -- so people who own guns are at no greater risk of making the suicide attempt. they are at no greater risk of having a mental illness. the problem is, the access to the gun is too easy if it's in your house. if you become suicidal and have access to a gun --

>> you can say, i can do it now? >> i can do it now and you'll end up using a very lethal means. instead of having suicidal tendencies, you swallow pills and it's much less likely to be lethal. that's the problem with guns and suicide. make su what do you t you feel like they are suicidal or what can be told to that someone to make sure that maybe they don't get that far? >> well, what you want to do, first of all, is you don't want to be worried about suicide. >> so, doctor, be real with me. you know somebody that is about to commit suicide. do you say to them, are you feeling like hurting yourself? i worry about you even possibly killing yourself? do you go there? >> absolutely. you come right out and say that, have you been having suicidal thoughts and then you ask, how much have you been thinking about this? do you have a plan to do this? that shows that they have a

greater intention of following through. you want to ask them about things like access to guns and want to make sure that if you really are worried about them doing something that they get help. >> lastly, real quick, i'm getting the wrap. where do you go to people for help? >> if you're at danger of committing suicide, you can always go to the emergency room. someone can call 911. obviously you can can call your primary care doctor, psychologist, suicide help line, there are lot of places that you can go. the most important thing is that people reach out and get other people involved so that that person then has other people looking out for them. because the problem again with suicide, it's an impulsive act and you want to make sure that you're not allowing that person the opportunity to follow through on their impulse. >> bottom line, doctor, if you have a chance to stop it, you want to do anything and everything to stop it. thank you for talking about a

martha stewart back in court today. you're watching "news4 midday." bmw announced a second recall in a week. the company is now recalling more than half a million cars sold in north america. there's an electrical problem with a fuse box that can cause the cars to suddenly lose power and stall. the recall includes 3 series models from 2007 to 2011 and 1-series models from 2008 to 2012. bmw already recalled certain cars because of a brake issue. they will send out notices to affected customers. the repairs, free of charge. there have been no reports of injuries. today, opening arguments

begin between jcpenney and selling martha stewart and a deal with the martha stewart living. macy's claims they have exclusive rights to sell her products. stewart is also expected to testify herself. turning to business news, small gains this morning on wall street. let's check in with cnbc's bertha coombs. she joins us with more on that and the rest of the day's headlines. bertha, good morning. >> good morning. everyone on wall street watching to see whether the dow jones industrial average will hit that all-time high. doesn't look like it's going to happen today after mixed data on housing, new building down but permits are up. disappointing sales outlook from caterpillar. boeing shares are higher, though.

the aircraft giant has found a fix for that battery problem on its 787 dreamliner that involves increased problems. posted accidently without some of the details and then taken down, people are final being released ten minutes later. into in the meantime, if you want a pair of those google glasses that people have been spotted wearing around town, they are new glasses that let you search the web and take pictures. google is now opening up the process. you can submit your picks for one. it will still cost you about $1500 a pair. still, pretty cool. literally seeing the future. back to you. >> bertha, i like the buy one get one free approach. you buy two, you get one and give me one free. >> i don't know. you get one of those and walk into a bar, you are going to be the coolest cat on the planet.

>> or the nerdiest. >> smart is cool. there you go. today is your last chance to apply for a very unique job with the washington nationals. you can be one of the team's mascots. there they are at mt. rushmore. candidates must be able to run from center field to home plate in 40 seconds while wearing a 45-pound costume. auditions are march 2nd. how about that, keith? >> i can't make it. my physical fitness test would not be able to make it. a song most likely to get

stuck in your head during a challenging time and every time i walk by this woman's desk, she's always talking about bruno mars. >> the song is stuck in my head, you make me feel like i've been locked out of heaven. even in the middle of the night i think, i've got to get that

another check of your forecast. at the news 4 live desk with breaking news, we're hearing from the mayor of kansas city. he says search crews have found a body in the rubble of that restaurant destroyed by a blast. authorities were looking for a woman who worked at this popular

restaurant that was completely flattened by this gas explosion. 15 people were hurt. 6 are still in the hospital. at the live desk, angie goff, news 4. a production called metamorphis, thank you for coming. >> thanks for having me. >> can you tell us about it? is it related at all to the piece that we all had to read in college? >> it's actually metamorphoses, plural. >> you're right. i said metamorhisis. >> i think there are 11 volumes

of poetry and it was staged in a pool of water. >> and that's where it actually happens in water. and you've got a big pool of water sitting on the stage? >> yes. >> and everything happens there? >> there was a deck around the pool of water, so you have a little bit on the deck but for the most part, yeah. >> it's been described as a theatrical masterpiece. seamless, visually gorgeous, language movements and water is the crucial theme. >> as well as being a director around the country, wanting to do a play in water. it was aquatic staging.

partially she did the show as a way to partition the set and it was called six myths. >> that's right. it took on its own life and she then changed it a little bit more and it had its professional debut as metamorphoses. >> who do you play? >> i play zeus as well as two kings as well as the god of sleep. >> so you have several roles? >> yes. everybody plays different roles in their different stories. >> and tell us about you. >> i play king midas and all sorts of little parts in the other myths. >> so is there a story? is there an actual story or do we just go to watch this wonderful poetry in motion? is there a story that you can tell us about? >> there's not one particular

story line that it follows but all of the stories, when taken together, all have to do with the transformative power of love and i think in the aggregate have a thematic message. >> so that's the message. >> it it does feel like it by the end. >> all right. well thank you so much. we're so happy that you could come and tell us about it and get us all excited. got to get a poncho, though. some of the stories we're following on news4 this afternoon, the case of a maryland gynecologist accused of videotaping patients. plus, a warning if you're

looking for love on the internet. federal authorities say scam artists are preying on online daters. what you need to know before you logon. you might remember when a so-called mythical beast appeared and it's been caught on camera again. this time in oklahoma. this picture taken of the creature prowling around a town called deer creek. it was eating the carcass of a dead animal. the animal appears to be a coyote with a bad case of mange.

>> all right. i'm glad you got that straight. let's go to tom. >> as we warm up, there